anonym

/[ˌanoˈnyːm]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,146

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

anonym is anGermanadj. It means: die Angabe des Urhebers auslassend, unterlassend Pronounced [ˌanoˈnyːm]. It ranks #7,146 in German word frequency. Often confused with anonyme and anonymen.

Key facts for anonym
PropertyValue
Headwordanonym
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˌanoˈnyːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,146
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anonym in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anonym is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌanoˈnyːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,146 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Angabe des Urhebers auslassend, unterlassend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for anonym, with forms such as "annonym", "annoym", and "anonmy". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "anonyme", "anonymen", "anonymer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anonym, spelled A-N-O-N-Y-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Angabe des Urhebers auslassend, unterlassend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: annonym,annoym,anonmy,anonnym,anonymm,anonyym,anoynm,aonnym,naonym

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anonym

Misspelling Variants of "anonym"

annonym7annoym6anonmy6anonnym7anonymm7anonyym7anoynm6aonnym6
Misspelling Variants of "anonym"

Frequency rank: #7,146 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anonym"?
"anonym" is spelled A-N-O-N-Y-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌanoˈnyːm].
What does "anonym" mean?
As an adj, "anonym" means: die Angabe des Urhebers auslassend, unterlassend
What words are commonly confused with "anonym"?
"anonym" is commonly confused with "anonyme", "anonymen", "anonymer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anonym"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anonym" is [ˌanoˈnyːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anonym" come from?
"anonym" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.